- April 24, 2024
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Two Michigan teenagers became more than just Spring Breakers early Tuesday morning when they pulled a Palm Coast couple from a burning car after the couple was involved in a single-car crash on Palm Coast Parkway.
Cody Decker, 17, and Luke Vaughn, 17, both of Dewitt, Mich., told deputies they were at the entrance of Canopy Walk in Palm Coast around 12:52 a.m.
They saw a vehicle speeding past them and, seconds later, they heard a crash and saw the mangled 2002 Jaguar on fire.
The two teens ran to the scene and saw the driver, Carlos Adams, 42, and his passenger, Tracy Lopez, 44, trapped inside the burning car. Within seconds, one of the teens broke the glass on the vehicle and bent the door frame down in order to remove the couple before emergency crews got to the scene.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies who arrived first said the vehicle struck two trees and separated into almost two pieces with the engine coming to rest on Palm Coast Parkway. The vehicle itself landed in the median and caught two trees on fire.
The Palm Coast Fire Department extinguished the fires and the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Adams and Lopez were transported by Flagler County ambulances to Halifax Medical Center. Both were in critical condition as of noon Tuesday. The teens were treated for minor injuries to their hands.
“These actions of these teens may have saved the lives of this couple,” said Flagler County Sheriff Donald Fleming. “They stayed calm, acted quickly and removed the victims and themselves from danger. These young men deserve our thanks and recognition.”
Fleming will be recognizing the two teens for their actions during a ceremony 10 a.m. Thursday, at the Palm Coast VFW, on North Old Kings Road, in Palm Coast. Palm Coast Fire Chief Mike Beadle will be there on behalf of the city’s fire department.
